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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2020-37231
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-VulnCheck
Assigner Org ID-83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-16 May, 2026 | 15:25
Updated At-18 May, 2026 | 19:48
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Privacy Drive 3.17.0 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Privacy Drive 3.17.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the pdsvc.exe service binary that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the service startup process. Attackers can place malicious executables in the unquoted path directories to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Affected Products
Vendor
Cybertronsoft
Product
Privacy Drive
Versions
Affected
  • 3.17.0 Build 1456
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-428
Description: Unquoted Search Path or Element
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.08.5HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.17.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploits
Credits
finder
Mohammed Alshehri
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49023
exploit
https://www.cybertronsoft.com/
product
https://www.cybertronsoft.com/download/privacy-drive-setup.exe
product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
third-party-advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49023
Resource:
exploit
Hyperlink: https://www.cybertronsoft.com/
Resource:
product
Hyperlink: https://www.cybertronsoft.com/download/privacy-drive-setup.exe
Resource:
product
Hyperlink: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/privacy-drive-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
Resource:
third-party-advisory
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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